Khans of Tarkir Draft Guide! | Limited Level-Ups | Magic: The Gathering

[@BuiltFromBroken]

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[@EastCoastSpells]

It’s true

[@GermanGaryOak]

The young kids would say no cap

[@bdellovibrioo5242]

I can't believe I never made the connection between Morph in KTK and the design goal of making stuff castable in a three color environment. So much thought goes into Magic's design, it's crazy.

[@AB-sw4kb]

Three mana 2/2s are also better in a slower limited environment. Cards like Mardu Heart-Piercer, a 4 drop that deals 2 damage to a creature, can pick off a Morph before it unflips.

[@andrewmoore7014]

If you want to get a feel for how much thought has to go in to all of this, try designing a cube some time. A lot of things that feel random or incidental actually require a lot of shrewd and thoughtful decision making when you're building a limited environment.

[@highseasbanditry]

34:30 and the next 15 seconds made me LOL uncontrollably at work and I was lucky that I didn't have to explain myself.

[@jdRamza]

This video will prove very helpful!! I picked up a collection of the Khans block but wasn't drafting at the time so I am looking forward to drafting these cards I got a look at recently.

[@nickchabot5755]

Love the Khan-tent

[@vitorpinheiro7353]

So Alex, why don't you make a top 10, 8, 5 limited sets of all time? I'd like to know your thoughts and reasons!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Khans of Takir was the first set that got me into Magic! Always has a special place in my heart

[@bruinfan05]

Great episode! I got into limited at STX so I’m definitely glad to get the basics about this set

[@paravastha]

Me too Bruinfan! Where has your journey taken you? Still having fun? Do you manage to draft in moderation? Are you like me stuck in platinum 4 or have you reached higher heights?

[@albertobarbieri117]

Did I made through the video to have no mention of the mandrils?! Those beasts won me the prerealease! I restarted mtg with khans. Great content as always.

[@nonstripedzebra]

Hootie and the Mandrils was my favorite Khans era alt rock band

[@leomagge5742]

Man!!! I have been looking for it all day! You read my mind! Thanks

[@Spruchy]

Thanks so much for this, just started playing with Neon Dynasty so looking forward to drafting this for the first time.

[@zeehawk6328]

I won gameday Fate Reforged back in the day and got that sweet ugin mat.. one of my fondest memories was these standards days.. never played limited back then though and its all I play now, so excited for this!! thanks for the video excited to watch it all!

[@chaospudding]

Just wanna say I also won that playmat and it's still my computer desk mat to this day. Great art.

[@legodragon1999]

I started playing Magic around 2015/2016, and some of the first packs I ever opened were Dragons of Tarkir and original Theros. I casually collected cards then until Shadows Over Innistrad, and my first draft was Conspiracy 2 right after release. I loved the cards and designs of Khans block and was super excited that New Capenna tried to be a spiritual successor to the set, but I never had the opportunity to get the limited experience others did. So I greatly appreciate the quick run-through of Khans! Like Shadows Remastered, I want to play at least one draft on Arena before it leaves, and I think this video provides a lot of the context I was looking for clarity on (e.g. worse card stats compared to modern limited, roles of key mechanics, presence of Morph, etc.) I believe this is a clear yet concise overview of the format and its nuances, while toting the message that true understanding comes from playing it. Personally, I would have liked maybe some more notable commons in each color toward the end, just to gauge what each color is like. Red got a lot of focus in the end and Black was the talking point for removal, but I believe it would have been nice to cover some of the other colors in a on-stop-shop for workhorse limited cards. Also, my understanding from Time Spiral Remastered was that Green didn't get the push in card quality in removal for some time, so I would have liked a little more info on that. Overall, really like this quick rundown!

[@CharlotteMimic]

I've never played with or drafted Khans, but I've heard so many good things about it. I'm excited!

[@hrvojeodak]

This is the first time I watched Mtg video for more than an hour, and I've been playing since 1998 😂. Truly great breakdown. I played 3 drafts prior to this video and now I see why I did so bad (I barely remember the original Khans). I instinctly drafted friendly colors and this is a biggest mistake to make in this format. You've structured it perfectly!

[@awoo300]

Such great content! This will certainly help me in drafting this set. Thank you@

[@jrightly]

Thanks for the refresher! This was the format I learned how to draft in and while it sucked because I never trophied on mtgo, I did pick up my first 3-0 in Fate reforged. Anyway, just being able to play these cards in limited on arena is going to be a blast, hopefully I leanred something lol. I can't wait to draft my pet deck, B/G toughness matters

[@mirkwood6650]

Thanks for the primer Alex. Really helpful!

[@zoninkspl6597]

I remember my LGS running triple khans every other night and even after FR and DTR, probably my favorite time playing mtg.

[@peanutscontainedmay]

this set came out at a period where i wasn't playing magic so I've never gotten to play it. i HAVE played onslaught block, and I'm excited to play a set that has morph but is not terrible

[@evaneverett4198]

This was great. Thank you!!

[@Sceptile24]

Based chord

[@MTG_Scribe]

Hi Alex, great episode as always! I just wanted to say that I got confirmation on the end dates for KTK from the official Magic Discord for KTK Sealed (1/5/2024), KTK Traditional Sealed (12/20/2023) and KTK Premier Draft (1/16/2024).

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Thanks Mike! Appreciate the heads up

[@briankruesi6484]

Wow I can’t wait to draft this.

[@rocrulesaok]

Top notch. Thanks!

[@Nicholace]

Love your videos, thanks niky

[@TheEmperorAs]

I first read Format Freakdown ^^ but awesome - I almost forgot about the set until I saw the thumbnail... Gonna check it out and see where whether to continue Ixalan or try sth new : )

[@ColemanYoutube]

Stellar presentation Alex Ty

[@damienbotts7981]

Was waiting for this lol

[@BTLtrips]

THX for the insights ❤

[@RPG_Bliss]

Triple Khans is my fav draft set of all time. I’m excited to see how it plays many years later. Valley Dasher for the win? Lol

[@THEalfalfa1]

good stuff, thanks!

[@nicolacaroli2628]

Thanks for the great content

[@adriannathaniel3894]

Question? Should I prioritize killing morph creatures before the flip if givin the chance?

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Yep!

[@TychoCartmell]

Thanks for this primer! I've never played with these cards before so I'm excited. Do you plan to do a set review for KTK?

[@anonofyesterday4650]

Great video! It's definitely a Magic boomer set, and I'm really looking forward to drafting it again. I considered it the GOAT back in the day and I hope it keeps its status, but that might be because I still love these slower sets in general. Dominaria (the OG one, where it was still almost fine to open on a vanilla 3 mana 2/3 and a 5 mana 3/3 that slowly drew cards was a "mythic uncommon") is still one of my favorite formats of all time, and I'm hoping this set is a break from the 1drop/2drop craziness that Draft turned into over the last five years or so. Then again it's also possible we're all wrong and in two weeks we'll see that 17lands puts any mardu 2-drop over the trilands. Or we'll all die to the Wingmate Rocs and of the world.

[@ryebr3ad]

More we call them "shards" because they represent the colors of the "shards" of Alara -- though they are conveniently shard-shaped on the color wheel too.

[@limitedlevel-ups]

True! But in alara design that’s why they called them shards ahah. A little chicken/egg

[@Late_Night_Mega-MTG]

Hey, you didn’t go over the top commons for each color.

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Indeed! Going to wait till next week to cover that

[@MTGMaxMac]

Triple KTK was definitely a contender for the Greatest of All Time status when it was released, but I don't think it has aged well enough to make it THE G.O.A.T.. It was really innovative at the time it was released and was the precursor modern limited formats. That said, there are a lot of terrible commons in KTK and I think people might be surprised that it doesn't play out as well as they've heard. I saved some boxes of KTK and drafted it this year. It was a fine experience, but the age definitely shows. I sort of wish they have removed some of the junk commons and replaced them with some playable support cards. We'll see how it plays! I'm excited nonetheless.

[@TychoCartmell]

If ride down was standard legal again, i think I'd just be playing boros aggro till the end of time

[@jaysherman9138]

47:32 Gerard Fabiano's GP draft: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYiTdGSkh6xrjsk

[@BigHit9922]

nice!

[@snafu2375]

So the hole set is getting added to arena???!?!

[@Heleous281]

Is this going to be considered "standard"

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Nope!

[@Heleous281]

@@limitedlevel-ups thanks so much!...I'm relatively new to MTG Arena 😅... while I have your attention ..could you please explain how to know which set release will reset the mastery pass. I don't want to spend gems on a pass that will run out soon after and there is no timer on it...Thanks my friend!

[@kevinrosten9616]

@@Heleous281 The Mastery Pass resets with every new Standard set release.

[@Heleous281]

@@kevinrosten9616 Oh okay, thanks for the clarification...so for clarification , it's going to reset at Karlov Manor?

[@HamSandwich-xk3om]

Onslaught block was where morph began though, not odyssey block.

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Yeah, oops!

[@zeoxyman]

As someone who's barely played with either of these mechanics, is Morph kinda similar to Foretell? The downside is that people can interact with your facedown (and they know it's always a creature), but having a 2/2 body feels like a fair trade for that in draft.

[@RPG_Bliss]

It’s a bit different really. It’s a combat centric mechanic in that you can attack with mana up and threaten to flip it so the opponent has to consider if blocking is worth it. It’s my fav mechanic of all time so I’m excited for this. I also like a lot of the “etb” or when flipped effects.

[@afikolami]

Outlast looks like a very bad mechanic compared to the others. The creatures are not on scale with the mana values, you need to invest more mana and tap the creature to activate it, at sorcery speed, and of course, the creatures are affected by summoning sickness so you need to wait a whole turn to activate it.

[@limitedlevel-ups]

Well do I have some news for you! It’s generally regarded as the strongest mechanic of the 5 in this format

[@Blackadder75]

Khans was the last set / block I really liked, imho magic design went down hill after that and every year since it got worse.

[@jrightly]

ohhh downhill because the formats got faster and faster I see what you did there

[@KnickKiller]

Very helpful. Thank you.